WMTC/Annual Meeting Registration

Now! Register on-line for the 2003 World Maritime Technology Conference & Exposition including SNAME's Annual Meeting. Take advantage of the special Early Bird registration rates by using our on-line registration form.

Click here to go directly to the registration form.

Click here for the WMTC web site.

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Student Steering Committee Update

The Student Steering Committee (SSC) wishes to keep SNAME's general membership informed of the events and achievements of our many Student Chapters. This issue of the SNAMeNewsLetter features a spotlight on Webb Institute's Student Chapter. Please click here.

The SSC will be contacting other chapters through their representatives to identify spotlights for the upcoming months. If your chapter is interested, feel free to contact the SSC at students@sname.org. If you do not know who your representative is, they can be found on the Contacts page of the SSC website: www.sname.org/student_sections/index.htm

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Graduate Scholarship Recipients

Seven graduate Scholarships have been awarded by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for the 2003-2004 academic year. This brings the total number of graduate scholarships awarded since 1933 to 366. The Scholarships Committee, chaired by Mr. Scott C. McClure, selects the recipients and they are approved by the Executive Committee of the Society. The recipients are:

Andrew D. Wiggins, a 2003 Webb Institute graduate, planning to study structural mechanics and shipbuilding techniques at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was designated the Wilbur N. Landers Scholar.

Brandon M. Taravella, a 2003 University of New Orleans graduate, planning to study marine structures and advanced ship motions at UNO and was designated the William M. Kennedy Scholar.

Louis Detrisac, a 2003 University of Michigan graduate, planning to study hydrodynamics and advanced structures at University of Michigan and was designated the Alan C. McClure Scholar.

Benjamin J. Racine, a 2003 Webb Institute graduate, planning to study fluid mechanics and numerical analysis at Penn State University’s Mechanical Engineering Department and was designated the Tommy L. Richards Scholar.

Karl M. McLetchie, a 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate and is currently studying hydrodynamics and propulsion at MIT.

Megan A. Hendry-Brogan, a 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, planning to study structural mechanics and dynamics in naval architecture as well as LNG terminal logistics in ocean systems at MIT.

Jon P. Silverberg, a 2003 United States Naval Academy graduate, planning to study computational fluid dynamics in hull form design at University of California at Berkeley.

Two alternates were also selected:

Michael De Lorme is finishing his studies in civil engineering and wants to pursue his career in naval architecture and ocean engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Rocky S. Taylor is a Canadian citizen who wants to pursue his career in ocean engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The alternates will receive funding if the 7 scholarship recipients cannot use their scholarships or receive substantial funding from other sources.

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The guidelines and application for scholarships have been revised and posted to the SNAME web site.

Undergraduate Scholarships - click here
Graduate Scholarships - click here
Application - click here

Need additional information ? Contact Erlinda Fuastino, Scholarships Coordinator via e-mail.

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Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:28:45 -0400
From: DOT News <DOT.News@OST.DOT.GOV>
Subject: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Calls for Comments on Strategic Plan

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today invited the public to comment on a draft of the Department of Transportation s strategic plan for the fiscal years 2003 through 2008. Secretary Mineta is seeking to redefine the Department s core mission in light of future requirements.

As we develop a new vision for transportation and redefine our core mission, we look forward to comments from responsible people and organizations throughout the United States to help shape this vision and determine steps for achieving it, Secretary Mineta said.

All federal agencies are required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to develop strategic and performance plans. The plans are to describe the goals that agencies intend to achieve, how they plan to achieve those goals, and what funding resources are needed. At the end of each year, agencies are required to report to Congress on how well they did against the goals set. Their purpose is to help build and maintain public confidence in government.

When agencies strategic plans were last rated in September 1997, the U.S. Department of Transportation s plan received the highest Congressional ranking.

The draft strategic plan is on the World Wide Web at www.dot.gov/stratplan/. Comments should be submitted before May 23 and may be sent by email to strategicplan@ost.dot.gov; by fax to Strategic Plan Coordinator, 202-366-7618; by mail to U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Attn: Strategic Plan Coordinator, Mail Stop: P-100; 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590.

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By PAUL CLANCY, The Virginian-Pilot ©
April 30, 2003 (Re-printed with permission of The Virginian-Pilot)

PORTSMOUTH -- After retreating Confederate troops blew up the CSS Virginia off Craney Island in 1862 and salvors carted remaining pieces away, the fearsome Southern ironclad was gone for good. Or was it?

A recent underwater survey for APM Terminals Virginia, the company that hopes to build a new marine terminal on the Elizabeth River, describes two shipwrecks near the project and says there is "a distinct possibility" that they might be parts of the Virginia and a schooner that hit the submerged warship and sank next to it. APM Terminals is a subsidiary of the giant Danish company that owns Maersk Sealand ship line.

Those associated with the possible discovery are cautious about drawing conclusions, but the idea that even parts of the ship might be found fires their historic cannons. "It probably wasn't completely salvaged," said John Broadwater, manager of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Monitor recovery project. "I'm pretty well convinced there's more there." Jay Taylor, a Norfolk psychologist and environmental activist who has followed the Maersk proposal closely, said that with all the attention the Monitor has received locally, "it's only right that we preserve the Virginia, too." Broadwater couldn't agree more. "That would be really exciting," he said. Click here for entire article.

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For the period 1/1/03 – 3/31/03 SNAME members submitted 301 prescriptions with a retail cost of $11,912.41. By using their discount prescription card, the cost dropped to $9,571,82 resulting in a saving of $2,340.59 or approximately 19.6%.

This benefit is available at no cost to you. To obtain your free SNAME Discount Prescription Drug Card
click here or contact the insurance administrator, Marsh Affinity at 1-800-424-9883 or via e-mail at sname@seabury.com.

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The State University of New York Maritime College (www.sunymaritime.edu) is holding a special open house for high-school juniors on Saturday May 17th (Note: the date was changed from May 4th). For a flyer, click here. The college accepts out-of-state and international students as well as NY State residents. Students from AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MI, MD, NJ, NC, PA, RI, SC, VA pay New York State tuition rates.

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